Competitive Exams: Geography MCQs (Practice-Test 43 of 118)

In earthquakes, shocks are generated at a point known as the epicenter

The point of origin of shock may be within the crust or mantle

The more earthquake-prone areas are the margin of tectonic plates

Which of the above statements are correct?

1, 2 and 3

1 and 2

1 and 3

2 and 3

The extensive flood plain with level to gentle slopes (2 to 5) and very low channel gradient makes the river flow so sluggish that it becomes a tangled network of interconnected diverging and converging shallow channels. Such a flood plain is said to be

Braided

Graded

Entrenched

Meandered

The depositional feature, formed due to the coalescence of several alluvial cones is an arid region is called

Pediment

Bolson

Deflation basin

Bajada

Consider the following statements:

Ozone is found mostly in the Stratosphere

Ozone layer lies 55 − 75 km above the surface of the earth

Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun

Ozone layer has no significance for life on the earth

Which of the above statements are correct?

1 and 3

2 and 4

2 and 3

1 and 4

In the given map, the highest annual range of temperature is recorded in the area labelled as

3

1

4

2

Thunderstorms originate from

nimbostratus clouds

altocumulus clouds

status clouds

cumulonimbus clouds

Which one of the following precipitation conditions is a NOT characteristic of frontal rainfall type?

Precipitation falls during the passage of a depression in zones facing the passage

It occurs in the middle and high latitudes

It is distinguished from the cyclonic rain because of the prolonged drizzling rain which falls from the warm front of the depression

Cloud burst with long duration of rain is associated with the squally passage of the cold front

The following table contains temperature and rainfall data of a station in the southern hemisphere:

Month Temp C Precipitation (in mm)

January 23 8

February 23 13

March 22 18

April 19 40

May 16 125

June 14 175

July 13 165

August 13 145

September 14 84

October 16 54

November 18 20

December 22 15

The data is indicative of

sub-tropical dry summer

tropical wet dry summer

sub-tropical humid climate

marine west coast climate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:

List-I (Ocean Trench)

List-II (Region)

Aleutian

Pueto Rico

Ryukyu

Tonga

East of Philippines

Fiji Islands

S. W. Alaska

West Indies

A

B

C

D

4

3

1

2

3

4

2

1

3

4

1

2

4

3

2

1

Consider the following conditions:

Anticyclone conditions with static air and high temperature

Cyclonic conditions with unstable air

High precipitation with low evaporation

Low precipitation with high evaporation

High salinity of ocean waters is associated with

1 and 4

2 and 3

1 and 3

2 and 4

Radiolarian oozes occurs in depths of

600 to 1200 fathoms

1500 to 2000 fathoms

2000 to 5000 fathoms

5000 to 6000 fathoms

Consider the following factors:

Rotation of the earth

Air pressure and wind

Ocean water density

Revolution of the earth

Which of these factors modify ocean currents?

1 and 2

1, 2 and 3

1 and 4

2, 3 and 4

Tsunamis are produced by

shrinking of the earth's crust

cyclones

submarine earthquakes

tides

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:

List-I (Soil Type)

List-II (Characteristics)

Entisol

Vertisol

Spodosol

Oxisol

Clay-rich soils

Highly weathered tropical and subtropical soils

Young soils with no horizons

Acid soils with leached upper horizon

A

B

C

D

2

1

3

4

3

1

4

2

3

4

1

2

4

1

2

3

Gleization is associated with

areas which have experienced recent glacial deposition and have deranged drainage pattern

areas where decomposition proceeds slowly

areas where unrecompensed or partially decomposed organic matter accumulates in a swampy environment